to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
ordinary person; untitled individual
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
beloved child; dear child
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
one's own handwriting; autograph
share; portion; quota; cut
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
report; notification; registration
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
waste of time; killing time
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
last week; the week before
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)